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5-Year-Old Dies From Injuries in Manchester Apartment Fire, Raising Death Toll to Two

Investigators now focus on a third-floor bedroom as the likely origin, with autopsy findings pending.

Overview

  • The New Hampshire State Fire Marshal announced Saturday that the 5-year-old girl, found in a fourth-floor bedroom, was pronounced dead Wednesday at a Boston hospital.
  • An autopsy on the child was completed Friday, and the cause of death has not yet been released.
  • The earlier victim, Thomas J. Casey, 70, was identified previously, and his death was attributed to smoke inhalation.
  • Six additional people injured in the New Year's Day fire have been discharged from hospitals, according to fire officials.
  • Officials say the blaze at 567 Union St. likely started in a third-floor bedroom and is not considered suspicious, and the building had an alarm system but no sprinklers as dozens of residents were displaced.